Description: Lurie, a co-owner of the San Francisco Giants baseball team, talks about the process of keeping major league baseball in San Francisco. The team was very nearly sold to a Canadian brewery and moved to Toronto, Canada. Lurie mentions that Mayor George Moscone played a significant role in the negotiation process. Also, he talks about Bob Short and Bud Herseth and discusses Candlestick Park.

Collection Guide: Commonwealth Club of California records

Program Number: 19760319

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This audio is part of the collection: Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford University
It also belongs to collections: stream_only; California Light and Sound; Cultural & Academic Films

Artist/Composer: Commonwealth Club of California
Date: 1976-03-19
Source: 1 Tape of 1: 1/4 inch audio tape
Language: English
Keywords: californialightandsound; Baseball--San Francisco (Calif.); San Francisco Giants (Baseball team); Baseball team owners; Major League Baseball (Organization); Candlestick Park (San Francisco, Calif.); San Francisco (Calif.)--Politics and government
Contact Information: Hoover Institution Archives, 434 Galvez Mall, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-1754 Email: archives@hoover.stanford.edu

Notes

Speaker: Lurie, Robert A.

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